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Australian nanosatellite snaps 1st selfie in space before tracking cosmic gamma-ray bursts (photo)

Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite has snapped its first "selfie" from space, marking a successful start to its mission.

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Chinese space station astronauts feast on spicy lamb, mooncakes for mid-autumn festival (video)

The crew on the Chinese Tiangong space station enjoyed tasty treats for mid-Autumn festival while spending time looking at the Earth below them.

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1,000 Mars dust devils! European orbiters track Red Planet's tiny tornadoes

Two decades of spacecraft images reveal more than 1,000 dust devils whipping across Mars at unexpected speeds, offering fresh insight into how wind and dust shape the Red Planet.

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New comet Lemmon could shine bright enough to be seen with the naked eye this October

This newly discovered comet could soon glow bright enough for the naked eye as it sweeps through October's morning and evening skies.

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In space, everyone can hear you scream: Why sound design was 'Alien: Earth's breakout star

How memorable sound effects elevated "Alien: Earth to the next level.

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Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)

Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier.

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The moon meets up with the Seven Sisters tonight. Here's how to see it

On the evening of Oct. 9, a waning gibbous moon visits the famous Pleiades Star Cluster — the Seven Sisters — in the Taurus constellation.

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JWST spots dust-cloaked 'red supergiant' star just before it went supernova

Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a decades-old mystery about why such stars rarely appear to go supernova.

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Near-Earth asteroid zooms past Antarctica | Space photo of the day for Oct. 8, 2025

A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 TF, skimmed past Earth closer than many satellites and was photographed by the Catalina Sky Survey and ESA's planetary defense programs.

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6,000 and counting: The next 30 years in the search for exoplanets

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 28 Starlink satellites on its 29th-ever liftoff (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 29th time on Tuesday (Oct. 7), one shy of the company's reuse record.

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European Mars orbiter spies interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming past Red Planet (photos)

A European Mars probe witnessed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS' Red Planet flyby on Oct. 3, snapping imagery of the interloper from just 19 million miles (30 million kilometers) away.

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The search for life on Venus just took another turn, thanks to JWST's brown dwarf discovery

JWST's detection of phosphine on a brown dwarf, also known as a "failed star," could have repercussions for the claimed detection of the molecule on Venus.

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Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live.

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The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's what to expect

The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.

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Why is humanity obsessed with aliens? Q&A with 'First Contact' author Becky Ferreira

The new science book "First Contact" is a vivid, humorous and deeply informed exploration of the many ways humanity has imagined, and actively searched for, life beyond Earth.

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These 10 underrated space games flew under the radar, but they deserve your attention

You know, I'm something of a space hipster myself.

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'Project Hail Mary': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Ryan Gosling's mission to save the world

'The Martian' author Andy Weir leaves the Solar System behind as Ryan Gosling blasts off on a mission to save the world.

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October's full Harvest Moon: See breathtaking photos of 1st supermoon of 2025

See the best images of the October 2025 full Harvest Supermoon.

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Cosmic clouds caught by Hubble Telescope | Space photo of the day for Oct. 7, 2025

A recent view from Hubble shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, where newborn stars sculpt dense gas and dust.

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The final 'Predator: Badlands' trailer welcomes you to 'the most dangerous planet in the universe' (video)

One final Predator: Badlands trailer has hit ahead of the movie's release, showing off the dangerous planet of Kalisk in all its glory.

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China is developing ways to de-orbit space junk. Should we be worried?

As Beijing prepares to tackle space debris, transparency and trust will determine whether the effort is viewed as stewardship or a strategic threat.

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SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Florida, lands rocket at sea (video)

SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Oct. 7), sending them up from Florida's Space Coast.

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Bill Nye and the Planetary Society hold 'Save NASA Science' day of action on Capitol Hill

On Monday (Oct. 6), the nonprofit Planetary Society held a "day of action" to urge Congress to restore NASA's science funding, which was slashed nearly in half in the White House's proposed 2026 federal budget.

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10 best space co-op games to play right now

You've explored outer space and battled aliens alone, but now it's time to buddy up with the best co-op space games to play with friends.

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